Veteran sports journalist Sugeng died

The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA: Veteran sports journalist Sugeng Budijanto died of heart failure at the Minto Harjo Hospital in Jakarta early Sunday morning.

Sugeng, 52, who worked for Surabaya News after a lengthy career with the now-defunct Surabaya Post, had just finished his game against Yulianto of RRI (Radio Indonesia) at the Media and Club Chess Tournament on Sunday when he complained of respiratory problems.

He is survived by a wife and two children. He was buried in the town of his birth, Purwokerto, Central Java, on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Gunadarma won the club competition after collecting 20 points in the two-day, eight-club tournament, while Iswar Joni of RRI won the media competition.